Law on State of Emergency of Vietnam 2025

 

LAW

ON STATE OF EMERGENCY

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam amended by the Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15;

The National Assembly hereby issues the Law on State of Emergency.

Chapter I

GENERAL REGULATIONS

Article 1. Scope

This law provides for the rules, procedures, and authority for declaring, announcing, and revoking the declaration of a state of emergency; measures to be applied during a state of emergency; execution of resolutions and orders on a state of emergency; and responsibilities of agencies, organizations, and individuals during a state of emergency.

Article 2. State of emergency

1. “state of emergency” means a social situation declared and announced by competent authorities in one or multiple administrative divisions or nationwide when a disaster—or the serious threat of one—poses a grave danger to human life and health, the assets of the State, agencies, organizations, or individuals, or threatens national defense, security, public order, or social safety.

2. State of emergency includes:

a) Disaster emergencies

b) National security/social order and safety emergencies;

c) National defense-related emergencies.

Article 3. Rules of operation in a state of emergency

1. Comply with the Constitution, laws of Vietnam, and international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory.

2. Be put under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the unified management of the State.

3. Protect national and ethnic interests, and the lives and health of the people; mobilize the strength of the great national unity bloc; promote the role and responsibility of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, agencies, organizations, enterprises, and People’s participation in prevention/control of, response to, and recovery from the state of emergency.

4. Ensure unified, consistent leadership and direction from central to local levels, with clear assignment, delegation of powers, devolution of powers, and close cooperation among agencies, organizations, and forces during the state of emergency; determine the responsibilities of heads of authorities at all levels in directing, managing, and organizing the implementation.

5. The application, adjustment, and termination of measures during the state of emergency must be timely, public, and transparent; restriction of human and civil rights must be genuinely necessary, clearly justified, proportionate to the nature and severity of the incident or disaster, and non-discriminatory.

6. Persons issuing decisions on applying measures aimed at responding to and recovering from emergencies shall be exempt from liability if the decision is based on information available at the time, within proper authority, and without selfish motives.

7. Emergency prevention, response, and mitigation activities must be prepared early and in advance; proactively build up forces, equip them with means/instruments, and implement the “four on-the-spot” principles combined with support from the central government, local government, and the international community; and proactively provide warning, forecast, and assess the risk of emergencies.

Article 4. Application of the Law on State of Emergency and other relevant laws

1. The authority, procedures, and measures applied during the state of emergency on Vietnamese territory shall comply with this Law and other relevant laws.

2. In cases where other laws enacted before the effective date of this Law have regulations on the state of emergency that are not regulated in this Law and do not conflict with the principles stated in Article 3 of this Law, those regulations shall apply.

3. In cases where other laws enacted after the effective date of this Law need to regulate specific issues regarding the state of emergency, the specific content to be implemented according to those laws shall be clearly identified but must not conflict with the principles set out in Article 3 of this Law.

Article 5. Prohibited Acts during a state of emergency

1. Opposing, obstructing, disobeying, or failing to fully comply with the directives, commands, instructions, or requests of competent agencies or persons during a state of emergency.

2. Taking advantages of the state of emergency for profiteering, infringing on the interests of the State, national security, social order and safety, or the lawful rights and interests of organizations and individuals.

3. Abusing positions or powers, or showing negligence during the state of emergency causing damage to the interests of the State or the lawful rights and interests of organizations and individuals.

4. Delaying or refusing to return assets mobilized or requisitioned from organizations or individuals or failing to compensate for damage caused by mobilization or requisition as specified in this Law and relevant laws.

5. Disseminating false information about the state of emergency.

Article 6. Procedural activities during a State of Emergency

1. When applying measures specified in Articles 13, 14, and 15 of this Law, based on the specific situation, the Chief Justice of courts at all levels may decide the following contents:

a) Suspending trial activities;

b) Temporarily relocating trial venues to locations with sufficient trial conditions;

c) Conducting trials according to appropriate forms.

2. During the state of emergency, heads of Investigation authorities, Prosecutor Generals, and chief justices of courts at all levels may decide to suspend and set timelines for conducting other procedural activities that differ from the regulations of the Criminal Procedure Code, but must comply with the principles set out in Article 3 of this Law.

3. The Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy shall take charge and cooperate with the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the Minister of National Defense, the Minister of Public Security, and ministers and heads of relevant ministerial agencies in elaborating and providing guidance on the implementation of Clause 2 of this Article.

Article 7. Duration and statute of limitations for imposing administrative penalties, handling civil cases, and executing administrative and civil judgments during a state of emergency

1. The period during which measures specified in Articles 13, 14, and 15 of this Law are applied shall not be included in the following time limits and statute of limitations:

a) Handling and resolution of administrative violations;

b) Filing and resolution of civil cases;

c) Requests for execution of administrative and civil judgments;

d) Complaints and resolution of complaints and denunciations regarding civil judgment execution.

2. The time limits and statute of limitations specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall resume from the date of expiration of the time limits for applying the measures stipulated in Articles 13, 14, and 15 of this Law.

Article 8. International cooperation on state of emergency

1. Rules for international cooperation on state of emergency include:

a) Respecting independence, sovereignty, equality, and mutual benefit;

b) Comply with Vietnamese laws and international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory.

c) Seeking support and assistance from the international community in prevention/control, response, and recovery from the state of emergency.

2. Contents of international cooperation on the state of emergency include:

a) Exchange of information, forecasting, and warning about disaster emergencies;

b) Search and rescue, humanitarian aid, and disaster relief;

c) Training, drills, research, application of science, and technology transfer for prevention/control, response, and recovery from the state of emergency.

3. In cases where a state of emergency due to disasters has been declared/announced, the President and the Prime Minister shall request support from countries, international organizations, and individuals in terms of resources for prevention/control, response, and cooperation in implementing remedial measures.

4. The Prime Minister shall provide for the reception and coordination of relief and assistance resources from foreign countries and the deployment of Vietnamese forces and means abroad to participate in emergency response and recovery, humanitarian aid, and disaster relief.

Chapter II

DECLARATION, ANNOUNCEMENT, AND REVOCATION OF DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY

Article 9. Authority to declare, announce, and revoke declaration of a state of emergency

1. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall have the authority to declare and revoke declaration of a state of emergency. Based on the resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly regarding the declaration or revocation of the declaration of a state of emergency, the President shall issue the order to announce or revoke declaration of a state of emergency.

2. If the Standing Committee of the National Assembly is unable to convene, the President shall issue the order to announce or revoke declaration of a state of emergency.

3. The Prime Minister shall propose to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly the decision on the declaration or revocation of the declaration of a state of emergency; if the Standing Committee is unable to convene, the Prime Minister shall propose to the President to issue the order to announce or revoke the declaration of a state of emergency.

4. The declaration of a state of emergency shall be revoked when there is no longer a risk of disaster occurring, or when the disaster has been prevented or remedied; or when the situation of national defense, national security, social order, and safety has stabilized.

Article 10. Contents of the resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and the order of the President on the state of emergency

1. The contents of the resolution declaring a state of emergency by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and the order announcing it by the President shall include:

a) Grounds and reasons for declaring or announcing a state of emergency;

b) The geographical area placed under a state of emergency;

c) The effective time of the state of emergency;

d) Responsibilities for implementation.

2. The contents of the resolution by the Standing Committee and the order of the President to revoke the declaration of a state of emergency shall include:

a) Grounds and reasons for revoking the declaration of a state of emergency;

b) The geographical area where the declaration of a state of emergency is revoked;

c) The effective time of revocation;

d) Measures allowed to continue to be applied after revocation (if any);

dd) Responsibilities for implementation.

Article 11. Information related to the state of emergency

1. Resolutions by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly declaring or revoking the declaration of a state of emergency, and the orders by the President announcing or revoking the declaration of a state of emergency must be immediately communicated through mass media and be publicly posted at the offices of People’s Committees at all levels in the areas placed under a state of emergency.

2. The declaration, announcement, and revocation the declaration of a state of emergency must be promptly notified to the States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

3. Heads of local governments, agencies, and organizations must promptly, smoothly, and accurately provide information about the state of emergency to the people, agencies, organizations, and enterprises; within their jurisdiction, they shall receive information from the people, agencies, organizations, and enterprises to implement remedial measures and emergency relief and support; ensure communications for response and remedial efforts.

4. Use the telephone number 112 nationwide to receive and handle disaster emergency information.

5. During the state of emergency, competent agencies, organizations, and individuals may to apply necessary information control measures to prevent and deal with false, distorted information that causes public confusion and to ensure security, order, and social safety. Information control includes the following activities:

a) Control and censor the reporting, broadcasting, posting, and sharing of information about the state of emergency on mass media and cyberspace; exercise special management over the use of communication means and telecommunication services;

b) Establishing procedures for reporting activities of journalists in areas under a state of emergency.

Chapter III

MEASURES APPLIED DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY

Article 12. Authority to apply measures in a state of emergency

1. Persons with competence to apply measures during a state of emergency must prioritize protecting national and ethnic interests as well as the lives and health of the people; they may apply one or multiple measures to respond to and recovering from a state of emergency.

2. The Prime Minister shall have the following authorities:

a) Decide the application of the measures prescribed in Articles 13, 14, and 15 of this Law, including the duration of application;

b) Decide the agencies, organizations, or individuals responsible for implementing the measures during the state of emergency;

c) In cases genuinely necessary for national and ethnic interests and the lives and health of people, after obtaining approval from the competent authority, decide the application of measures not yet regulated by law to respond to and recover from the state of emergency, or apply the measures under this Law before declaring or announcing a state of emergency;

d) When necessary, the Prime Minister may authorize the President of the Provincial People’s Committee to decide on the application of measures specified in Article 13 of this Law.

3. The Prime Minister shall report the application of measures specified in point c of clause 2 of this Article to the competent authorities of the Communist Party of Vietnam, National Assembly, and its Standing Committee in the nearest possible time.

4. Presidents of People’s Committees at all levels, within their jurisdiction, shall decide the civil defense measures applied during a state of emergency.

Article 13. Measures applied during a state of emergency in case of disaster

In areas placed under a state of emergency due to the occurrence or risk of natural disasters, epidemics, environmental pollution, radiation or nuclear incidents, or other incidents, one or several of the following measures may be applied:

1. Civil defense measures applied in a state of emergency specified in the Law on Civil Defense;

2. Response measures to environmental, chemical, radiation, nuclear, energy incidents, or other incidents in accordance with this Law and other relevant laws;

3. Evacuation and enforced relocation of people from dangerous areas to safe places;

4. Organization of forces to ensure security, social order, and safety; intensification protection of agencies, organizations, and individuals in areas under the state of emergency;

5. Requesting enterprises to convert production and business activities to provide essential goods for disaster response;

6. Applying price stabilization measures in accordance with the price laws; if essential goods or services requiring price stabilization are not included in the List of goods and services of price stabilization but need immediate stabilization, the Prime Minister shall make the decision;

7. Inspection and strictly handling of cases of smuggling, trade fraud, speculation, creating artificial shortages, and producing counterfeit goods affecting essential goods for disease prevention and control;

8. Using force, weapons, and support instruments as prescribed by law to prevent and detain violators and means used for committing violations;

9. Suspending duties and responsibilities of heads of local governments, agencies, and organizations who fail to perform or improperly perform their duties; appointing persons to carry out the duties of the suspended heads.

Article 14. Measures applied during national security/social order and safety emergencies

In areas placed under a state of emergency due to situations posing serious threats to national security, social order, and safety, one or several of the following measures may be applied:

1. Civil defense measures applied in a state of emergency specified in the Law on Civil Defense;

2. Measures to protect national security, ensure order and social safety, and respond to and handle dangerous situations related to national security, order, and safety according to the law;

3. Measures applied during curfews as prescribed in the Law on National Defense;

4. Intensification of protection for key and confidential agencies, senior leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State at central and local levels, guests of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State; radio, television, post offices, and information units; press agencies, diplomatic and consular missions, and representatives of international organizations in Vietnam; national defense works and military zones; important works related to national security; the State Treasury, airports, seaports, and other important works of the State; national borders and border checkpoints; prisons, detention camps, and other important agencies and locations;

5. Designating airports and airfields for aircraft landings, docking and mooring points for ships, train stations, parking points for automobiles and other vehicles; controlling transit flights through areas placed under a state of emergency;

6. Establishing Special dissemination teams and Special patrol teams;

7. Set up guard posts and check the documents, items, and luggage of people passing through the guard posts and checkpoints;

8. Use force, weapons, and supporting instruments as prescribed by law to prevent, detain persons and vehicles intentionally bypassing guard posts or resisting orders;

9. Temporarily seize or freeze assets of individuals and organizations related to activities harmful to national security, order, and safety;

10. Restrict or prohibit trade and economic transactions with certain countries or organizations related to the state of emergency.

Article 15. Measures applied during a national defense-related emergency

In areas placed under a state of emergency where there is a direct threat of invasion or acts of armed invasion or unrest have occurred but not to the extent of declaring a state of war, one or multiple of the following measures may be applied:

1. Civil defense measures for state of emergency prescribed in the Law on Civil Defense;

2. Measures applied during martial law as prescribed in the Law on National Defense;

3. Export bans on goods related to national defense.

Article 16. Remedial measures during a national defense-related emergency

1. Provide relief and support with food, medicine, essential supplies; arrange temporary accommodation to serve the urgent evacuation of households living in areas under a state of emergency, ensuring their safety, psychological stability, and living conditions.

2. Conduct damage assessment and statistics to determine relief and support needs and implement remedial plans.

3. Implement mechanisms and policies to support production, which help people, businesses, and organizations to recover during a state of emergency and restore production and business.

4. Ensure the safety and operation of public transport, communications, water supply, drainage, electricity supply, healthcare, and broadcasting systems.

5. Implement measures to mitigate the consequences of environmental pollution and prevent and control epidemics.

6. Apply other remedial measures in accordance with the Law on Civil Defense.

Article 17. Damage assessment and statistics

1. Damage assessment and statistics shall be carried out according to laws on statistics and other relevant laws.

2. Contents of damage assessment and statistics include:

a) Investigating and collecting records, documents, and data related to damage statistics;

b) Checking, consolidating data, and preparing damage statistical reports at all levels as prescribed;

c) Analyzing and assessing causes, estimating damage, proposing solutions for support and mitigation of consequences.

d) Preparing damage statistical and assessment reports.

3. Ministries, ministerial agencies, and People’s Committees at all levels shall provide guidance on damage assessment and statistics within their sectors and areas.

Article 18. Mobilization, donation, and allocation of relief and support resources

1. Mobilization, donation, and allocation of relief and support resources shall be carried out in accordance with the following regulations:

a) The mobilization, donation, and allocation shall follow laws and are carried out based on the extent of damage and in cooperation with local authorities where beneficiaries reside to ensure timeliness, fairness, transparency, and avoid overlap;

b) Relief and support must focus on essential needs of people affected by disasters, especially vulnerable groups;

c) Equipment and assets mobilized must be promptly returned after the mission ends; in case of damage, compensation will be made according to the law.

2. Authorities to mobilize, donate, and allocate relief and support resources are as follows:

a) The Prime Minister, Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, heads of central authorities, and Presidents of People’s Committees at all levels may mobilize resources within their authority to serve emergency relief work and implement support policies under laws on state budget and national reserve;

b) The Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Vietnam Red Cross Society shall call for donations and allocate resources for emergency relief and support policy implementation; cooperate with People’s Committees at the same level to receive and allocate resources;

c) Organizations and individuals permitted to call for donations from the community under the law are responsible for cooperating with local authorities and the Vietnam Fatherland Front at the supported locations to implement emergency relief and support policies.

Article 19. Emergency relief and support

1. Subjects eligible for emergency relief and support include:

a) Individuals injured, households with members who have died or gone missing;

b) Households or individuals without shelter, food, drinking water, and essential goods; persons whose life or health is at risk, especially vulnerable groups;

c) Enterprises requested to convert production or business to essential goods for disaster response.

2. Priority is given to emergency relief and support regarding food, drinking water, medicine, and other essential goods and services to stabilize life, prevent epidemics, and maintain environmental hygiene in areas affected by the state of emergency. Road transport is free of charge for vehicles performing duties transporting medicine, medicinal materials, goods, and equipment to emergency areas.

3. Resources for emergency relief and support come from national reserves, state budget contingency funds, voluntary contributions from organizations and individuals, international support, civil defense funds, other state non-budget financial funds, and other financial sources as provided by law.

Article 20. Support policies

1. The State shall have support policies regarding finance, taxes, fees, charges, credit, investment, production, business, labor, employment, immigration and social security to promptly restore production, stabilize livelihoods, and ensure operations of agencies, organizations, and enterprises.

2. Beneficiaries include agencies, organizations, households, individuals, and enterprises directly affected by the state of emergency.

3. For policies within the National Assembly or its Standing Committee’s authority, the Government shall report to the Standing Committee for consideration and decision prior to implementation; in urgent cases, the Government may decide to apply policies and report to the Standing Committee at the earliest opportunity.

Article 21. Resources for response, relief, and support during a state of emergency

1. Resources for response, relief, and support during a state of emergency include:

a) State budget;

b) Civil defense fund and other state non-budget financial funds;

c) National reserves;

d) Voluntary contributions of domestic and foreign organizations and individuals;

dd) Resources from international support;

e) Other financial resources as prescribed by law.

2. The State shall cover budget for prevention, response, and recovery during a state of emergency according to state budget laws; priority is given to border, island, key, and critical areas.

3. Competent authorities shall decide the use of civil defense funds and other state non-budget financial funds during a state of emergency.

4. The State shall national reserves to ensure response in emergencies. Management and use of national reserves for emergency response are conducted in accordance with national reserve laws.

Article 22. Training and drills on state of emergency

1. Training on state of emergency shall comply with the following regulations:

a) The Minister of National Defense and the Minister of Public Security shall issue training content and programs for armed forces on state of emergency;

b) Ministers of Ministries with specialized civil defense forces shall develop training content and programs for forces under their management;

c) Provincial People’s Committees shall direct the training of emergency forces in the province/city.

2. Drills on state of emergency shall comply with the following regulations:

a) The Ministry of National Defense shall take charge and cooperate with relevant ministries, central and local authorities in organizing regional defense drills related to national defense-related emergency;

b) The Ministry of Public Security shall take charge and cooperate with relevant ministries, central and local authorities to organize drills on National security/social order and safety emergencies;

c) Ministries, within their management scope, shall cooperate with the Ministry of National Defense, Public Security and local authorities in organizing regional defense drills related to national defense-related emergency;

d) People’s Committees at all levels shall organize drills on disaster emergency.

Article 23. Benefits and policies for organizations and individuals participating in activities during a state of emergency

1. Persons mobilized and assigned tasks during a state of emergency under the decision of competent authorities shall be entitled to special benefits and policies as regulated by law.

2. Agencies, organizations, and individuals participating in, cooperating, collaborating, or supporting activities during a state of emergency who make achievements shall be commended; those whose property is damaged shall be compensated; those whose honor and dignity are harmed shall be restored; individuals who are deceased, injured, or whose health is affected shall themselves or their families receive benefits and policies according to law.

3. The Government shall elaborate this Article.

Chapter IV

ORGANIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDERS ON STATE OF EMERGENCY

Article 24. Instruction and command during a state of emergency

1. The Government shall direct and organize the implementation of resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and orders of the President on the state of emergency.

2. The National Civil Defense Steering Committee, Civil Defense Command of Ministries, ministerial agencies, and local Civil Defense Commands at all levels shall direct and command activities during disaster emergencies.

3. The National Security Protection Command, as prescribed by laws on national security, shall command and coordinate activities during a national security/social order and safety emergency.

4. The National Defense Emergency Command, as prescribed in laws on national defense, shall command and coordinate activities during a national defense-related emergency.

Article 25. Mobilization of armed forces to areas under a state of emergency

1. When necessary, the Prime Minister shall propose the President to mobilize armed forces to areas placed under a national security/social order and safety emergency.

2. The Minister of National Defense and the Minister of Public Security shall mobilize forces under their authority to areas under a disaster emergency to support local forces in responding to and recovering from disasters, or in stabilizing and maintaining security, social order, and safety.

Article 26. Authority and measures for handling temporary detainees during a state of emergency

1. During a state of emergency, besides persons with the authority to temporarily detain and handle violations as prescribed by law, the captain of the Special Patrol Team shall also have the authority to temporarily detain administrative violators and impose administrative sanctions similarly to the authority of the Border Guard Station Commander or head of Commune-level Police authority under laws on penalties for administrative violations.

2. If a temporary detainee shows signs of criminal acts, the responsible agency shall promptly cooperate with competent authority to transfer the temporary detainee along with all relevant files and evidence to competent procedural agency in accordance with law.

3. While waiting for transfer to competent authorities, the temporary detainee must be kept at detention facilities as prescribed by law.

Article 27. Command of forces during a state of emergency

1. Commanders of the People’s Army and People’s Police units shall mobilize and command their forces to take charge or cooperate in performing emergency response activities.

2. Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, and Presidents of People’s Committees at all levels shall command forces during the state of emergency.

Article 28. Forces for prevention, response, and mitigation of consequences of state of emergency

1. Forces for prevention, response, and mitigation of consequences of state of emergency include:

a) Core forces;

b) Universal forces.

2. Core forces include People’s Army, People’s Police, Militia and Self-Defense forces, forces participating in grassroots security and order protection, and forces of ministries, central and local authorities.

The Emergency Response Teams, Special Dissemination Teams, and Special Patrol Teams are formed from the core forces.

3. Universal forces consist of the general public.

4. The Government shall elaborate this Article.

Article 29. Equipment serving training, drills, response, and recovery during state of emergency

1. Equipment for core forces include vehicles, equipment, materials serving operation during the state of emergency, and safety equipment and materials for these forces.

2. The Ministry of National Defense shall take charge and cooperate with ministries, central authorities, and local authorities to submit the list of equipment serving training, drills, response, and recovery during state of emergency to the Prime Minister for approval.

3. Ministries, central authorities, and local authorities shall provide equipment for training, drills, response, and recovery during the state of emergency according to the approved list.

Article 30. Application of law regarding force majeure events

The application of measures specified in Articles 13, 14, and 15 of this Law that results to agencies, organizations, or individuals being unable to fulfill contractual obligations, shall be considered and assessed for applying the laws on force majeure, unless otherwise agreed or otherwise provided by law.

Article 31. Measures applied upon revocation the declaration of a state of emergency

1. When the declaration of a state of emergency is revoked, all emergency measures shall cease to have effect except where laws, resolutions, or orders on revocation the declaration of a state of emergency provide otherwise.

2. Decisions that are no longer appropriate shall be cancelled, revoked, adjusted; affected agencies and individuals shall have their assets returned and lawful rights and interests restored.

3. People’s Committees at all levels in areas previously under state of emergency and relevant state agencies shall apply necessary measures to stabilize people’s lives and restore production.

Chapter V

RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS

Article 32. Responsibilities of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly

1. Promptly issue resolutions on the declaration and revocation of declaration of state of emergency at the request of the Prime Minister.

2. Issue policies to support production and business development to ensure the normal operation of agencies, organizations, enterprises, and people, and report to the National Assembly as prescribed by law.

3. When necessary, upon approval of the competent authority, provide for measures not yet specified in this Law and related laws to respond to the state of emergency and report to the National Assembly at the nearest session.

Article 33. State management responsibilities regarding state of emergency

1. The Government shall unify state management of the state of emergency nationwide.

2. The Ministry of National Defense shall take charge and be accountable to the Government for state management of state of emergency.

3. Ministries shall be accountable to the Government for state management of state of emergency within their assigned fields and sectors.

4. People’s Committees at all levels, within their jurisdiction, shall manage local disaster emergency.

5. The Government shall elaborate this Article.

Article 34. Responsibilities of agencies and organizations

Agencies and organizations, according to their functions and tasks, shall have the following responsibilities:

1. Disseminate and encourage employees, members of their agencies/organizations, and the public to comply with laws on state of emergency;

2. Proactively build and protect works and facilities under their management;

3. Comply with decisions on mobilization of manpower, equipment, and essential supplies by competent authorities to serve operations during the state of emergency;

4. Promptly report and provide accurate information on damages during the state of emergency; proactively recover, maintain environmental sanitation, and prevent epidemics within their management scope;

5. Enterprises must repurpose their production and business suitably according to requirements to supply quality materials, essential goods, and equipment.

Article 35. Responsibilities of individuals

1. Proactively respond and recover to ensure safety for themselves and their families; when possible, participate in community support and assist local victims in area under disaster emergency.

2. Implement response measures according to local plans; comply with guidance and requests of competent authorities/persons on evacuation of people and vehicles from dangerous areas; comply with decisions on mobilization of equipment and assets to serve emergency response by competent authorities.

3. Notify and promptly provide information to competent authorities about developments and damage conditions when possible.

Chapter VI

IMPLEMENTATION

Article 36. Effect

1. This Circular comes into force from July 01, 2026.

2. Ordinance No. 20/2000/PL-UBTVQH10 on state of emergency shall expire as of the effective date of this Law.

This Law was ratified by the 15th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 10th session on December 03, 2025.